New King James Version
Psalms 106:26
26Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness,
Psalms 106:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
- New International Version (NIV)So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, he solemnly swore that he would kill them in the wilderness,
Context of Psalms 106:26
24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, 25But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord. Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, 27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. 28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:26 word by word
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א יָד֣וֹ לָהֶ֑ם לְהַפִּ֥יל א֝וֹתָ֗ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:26
- Psalms 95:11So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
- Numbers 14:28Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you:
- Deuteronomy 1:34“And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying,
- Hebrews 3:11So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
- Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
- Exodus 6:8And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 32:40For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live forever,
- Ezekiel 20:15So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands,
- Revelation 10:5The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven
Commentaries on Psalms 106:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them - Numbers 14:27-33. He resolved to cut them off, so that none of them should reach the promised land. To overthrow them in the wilderness - literally, to cause them to “fall.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27God’s judgment when Israel refused to obey was death and exile (Numbers 14:26–30). These judgments came because the people rejected God’s word (Psalm 106:24–25) and provoked the Lord's anger (106:28–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. The sin of refusing to invade Canaan, "the pleasant land" (Jr 3:19; Eze 20:6; Da 8:9), "the land of beauty," was punished by the destruction of that generation (Nu 14:28), and the threat of dispersion (De 4:25; 28:32) afterwards made to their posterity, and fulfilled in the great calamities now bewailed, may have also been then added. despised--(Nu 14:31). believed not his word--by which He promised He would give them the land; but rather the word…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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